# Torres v. State Teachers Ret. Bd., Unpublished Decision (10-14-2003)

> Ohio Court of Appeals · October 14, 2003 · 2002 Ohio 5449

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/3739434

## Case

- **Full name:** State of Ohio Ex Rel. Carol Torres, Relator-Appellant v. State
- **Court:** Ohio Court of Appeals
- **Decided:** October 14, 2003
- **Citations:** 2002 Ohio 5449
- **Precedential status:** Unpublished
- **Opinion:** Concurrence
- **Judges:** BOWMAN, J.
- **Cited by:** 6 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

{¶ 21} I concur with the decision of the majority that STRB did not comply with Ohio Adm. Code 3307-01-15(C) when it failed to delay appellant's claim for disability benefits pending a definitive diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction. Assuming there is a definitive diagnosis, and assuming that this condition (rather than RDS) is causing appellant's disabling symptoms, STRB must give appellant a reasonable period of time, not to exceed six months, to obtain treatment for that condition before it addresses appellant's claim for disability benefits.

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